Lithium chemistry #02 - Burning Lithium

[RMX7777]

First time I did this I had it sitting on a soda can and it melted straight through it!

[feuerwerk1997hansl]

wheres the lithium inside...i hav lithium and dont know where to put it

[UnbeleivableTeckers]

i burnt lithium chloride in science, didn't know the flame would be red, it was awesome

[DakotaZ162]

Would this blind you if you stared at it?

[Skellobody]

wait: can I ask you why it turns red. this question is for a science project and I really need help.

[darkfang77]

will magnesium be enough to ignite it? I don't have a torch but I do have plenty of magnesium though...

[PeriodicElements]

@darkfang77

Whatever you light the magnesium with will probably be suficcient to light the lithium too...

[zachtuck2009]

@darkfang77 what do you put the lithium in to save it with out it igniting

[PeriodicElements]

@zachtuck2009

Mineral oil...

[drewnickel]

@zachtuck2009 all reactive metals should be stored in mineral oil. everything from beryllium to francium (note, francium is not possible to own in visible ammounts as only 30 grams exist on earth at one time. even if you could see it, you'd probably be dead from the radiation)

[bubbelut]

whats the fluid you had?

[PeriodicElements]

@bubbelut The fluid I stored the lithium in? White mineral oil.

[Darkvampire1011]

its like looking at the sun

[PeriodicElements]

@Darkvampire1011

Even worse... =S

[ucerealb]

Awesome! You got that from a battery... Lol. That would be approx. $3 of lithium you just burned, according to the current price of lithium batteries.

[FrozenHaxor2]

@ucerealb For science!

[vitorix24]

nice... i have it :D

[CleanFreeMedia]

Nice burn test. One thing I have to admit is great sound quality because I can hear everything :)

[PeriodicElements]

I have to admit that I was suprised myself... My camera often just makes a mess out of the sound, and an annoying sparkling sound is all that remains... This one was one of the better ones...

[Pyrotecnican]

Nice red flame!